gcloud compute instances

NAME
  gcloud compute instances - read and manipulate Compute Engine virtual machine instances
SYNOPSIS
  `gcloud compute instances` `GROUP` | `COMMAND` [`GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …`]
DESCRIPTION
  Read and manipulate Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

  For more information about virtual machine instances, see the virtual machine instances documentation.

  See also: Instances API.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
  These flags are available to all commands: --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

  Run `$ gcloud help` for details.

GROUPS
  ``GROUP`` is one of the following:
  `network-interfaces`
    Read and manipulate Compute Engine VM instance network interfaces.
  `os-inventory`
    Read Compute Engine OS Inventory Data and Related Resources.
COMMANDS
  ``COMMAND`` is one of the following:
  `add-access-config`
    Create a Compute Engine virtual machine access configuration.
  `add-iam-policy-binding`
    Add IAM policy binding to a Compute Engine instance.
  `add-labels`
    Add labels to Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `add-metadata`
    Add or update instance metadata.
  `add-resource-policies`
    Add resource policies to Compute Engine VM instances.
  `add-tags`
    Add tags to Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `attach-disk`
    Attach a disk to an instance.
  `create`
    Create Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `create-with-container`
    Creates Compute Engine virtual machine instances running container images.
  `delete`
    Delete Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `delete-access-config`
    Delete an access configuration from a virtual machine network interface.
  `describe`
    Describe a virtual machine instance.
  `detach-disk`
    Detach disks from Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `export`
    Export a Compute Engine virtual machine instance's configuration to a file.
  `get-guest-attributes`
    Get the Guest Attributes for a compute instance.
  `get-iam-policy`
    Get the IAM policy for a Compute Engine instance.
  `get-screenshot`
    Capture a screenshot (JPEG image) of the virtual machine instance's display.
  `get-serial-port-output`
    Read output from a virtual machine instance's serial port.
  `get-shielded-identity`
    Get the Shielded identity for a Compute Engine instance.
  `import`
    Create Compute Engine virtual machine instances from virtual appliance in OVA/OVF format.
  `list`
    List Google Compute Engine instances.
  `move`
    Move an instance and its attached persistent disks between zones.
  `remove-iam-policy-binding`
    Remove IAM policy binding from a Compute Engine instance.
  `remove-labels`
    Remove labels from Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `remove-metadata`
    Remove instance metadata.
  `remove-tags`
    Remove tags from Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
  `reset`
    Reset a virtual machine instance.
  `set-disk-auto-delete`
    Set auto-delete behavior for disks.
  `set-iam-policy`
    Set IAM policy for a Compute Engine instance.
  `set-machine-type`
    Set machine type for Compute Engine virtual machines.
  `set-scheduling`
    Set scheduling options for Compute Engine virtual machines.
  `set-service-account`
    Set service account and scopes for a Compute Engine instance.
  `simulate-maintenance-event`
    Simulate maintenance of virtual machine instances.
  `start`
    Start a stopped virtual machine instance.
  `stop`
    Stop a virtual machine instance.
  `tail-serial-port-output`
    Periodically fetch new output from a virtual machine instance's serial port and display it as it becomes available.
  `update`
    Update a Compute Engine virtual machine.
  `update-access-config`
    Update a Compute Engine virtual machine access configuration.
  `update-container`
    Updates Compute Engine virtual machine instances running container images.
  `update-from-file`
    Update a Compute Engine virtual machine instance using a configuration file.
NOTES
  These variants are also available:

      gcloud alpha compute instances

      gcloud beta compute instances